The National Football League announced Thursday that it will have a “Super Regional Combine” in Honolulu in January 2013, just days before the annual Pro Bowl game at Aloha Stadium.

The league will hold the combine at the University of Hawaii on Jan. 24-25, one of several regional combines to be held around the country. The 2013 Pro Bowl, which pits players from the American Football Conference and National Football Conference against each other, will be played on Jan. 27.

“The NFL Regional Combines program provides players ­— who may not have had the chance before — the opportunity to work out for NFL personnel executives,” Ray Anderson, NFL executive vice president of football operations, said in a statement.

The announcement comes after the NFL and the Hawaii Tourism Authority began working with business leaders last month to boost the Pro Bowl’s economic impact on local businesses and the state, market the game overseas — especially in Asia — and possibly sign a long-term deal with the league to keep the game in Honolulu. The state pays the NFL $4 million a year to host the game, and last year’s game generated more than $25 million for Hawaii’s economy, according to the HTA.

The NFL said the combines are geared for players who are eligible for the 2013 NFL draft. That includes players with collegiate playing experience and players with some professional experience who have been out of the game for some time. The players will be tested and evaluated by NFL scouting personnel and their results will be shared with the 32 NFL teams. Standouts at the combines will be invited to the NFL Super Regional Combine at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, April 7-8. Scouts from all the teams and player personnel directors will attend the combine in Texas.

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